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Reaction of N-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)pyrrole-2-aldimine (H 2 L) with [M(PPh 3 ) 3 Cl] (M = Rh, Ir) affords complexes of type [M(PPh 3 ) 2 (L)Cl]. Structures of both complexes have been determined by X-ray crystallography. In both complexes, the N-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)pyrrole-2-aldimine ligand is coordinated to the metal centre, via dissociation of the acidic protons, as a dianionic tridentate N,N,O-donor. The M(L)Cl fragment constitutes an equatorial plane with the metal at the centre and the two PPh 3 ligands occupying axial positions. The complexes are diamagnetic (low-spin d 6 , S = 0) and show intense MLCT transitions in the visible region. Cyclic voltammetry of the [M(PPh 3 ) 2 (L)Cl] complexes shows reversible M(III)-M(IV) oxidation near 0⋅5 V vs SCE and quasi-reversible ligand-centred oxidative response near 1⋅0 V vs SCE.